MOT History from tests of petrol VOLVO XC90s year 2004

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Pass percent:60.01%

(The average a petrol VOLVO XC90 year 2004 passes without issue)

Based on:14,321 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Registration plate lamp issues	1105
Headlamp aim out of alignment	782
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	667
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	630
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	564
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	392
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	380
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	370
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	188
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	164
Registration plate issues	163
Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer deteriorated \|7.2.4c\|	139
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	137
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	129
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	113
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	102
Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	99
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	99
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	96
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	89
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	82
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	82
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	75
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	73
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	71
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	70
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	66
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	66
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	62
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	58
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	58
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	57
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	57
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	54
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	53
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	51
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	51
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	50
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	49
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	49
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	47
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	44
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	42
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	42
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	41
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	39
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	39
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	39
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	37
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	37
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	36
Windscreen washer not working	35
Nearside Rear reflector missing \|1.5.1a\|	35
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	35
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	34
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	33
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	32
Windscreen has damage	30
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	30
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	28
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	28
Nearside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	27
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	26
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	26
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	26
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	26
Nearside Rear Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	25
Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i))	25
Fuel cap/sealing device sealing washer torn \|7.2.4c\|	24
Steering wheel retaining device insecure \|2.1.6\|	24
Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative \|1.7.2\|	23
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	23
Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	23
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	23
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	23
Centre Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	22
Offside Rear fog lamp emits a light other than red \|1.3.2e\|	22
Offside Headlamp excessively deteriorated so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	22
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	22
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	21
Nearside Front Wheel bolt\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	21
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	21
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	20
Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	20
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	20
Rear brake binding	20
Offside Front Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings \|2.2.B.1h\|	20
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak	20
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	19
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.8\|	19
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	19
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	19
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	19
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))	19
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	18
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	18
Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside \|1.8\|	18
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak \|2.7.3\|	18
Offside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.6.1\|	18
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.1.6 \|a\|\|	18
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	18
Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative \|1.7.2\|	18
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	18

We get to these numbers by trawling through over 1 billion MOT test results since 2004 and crunched the numbers. We remove anything to do with Tyres, as they are model independent and group together common non-model specific issues. We are trying to get to a picture of what models have what issues.

Please note: We take the data from the DVSA. This data is raw and can contain typos and spelling mistakes that garages may have entered while recording a MOT result. Specifically miss-match on names of models and makes. We are constantly cleaning the data so bear with the odd issue.

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MOT History from tests of petrol VOLVO XC90s year 2004

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